Background
He was born at Newtown, Montgomeryshire.
He was born at Newtown, Montgomeryshire.
Finney was a right-handed batsman who bowled both right-arm slow and right-arm medium-fast. Finney made his first-class debut for Leicestershire in the counties" inaugural first-class fixture against Essex in 1894 at the County Ground, Leyton. He made two further first-class appearances for Leicestershire in 1894, against Yorkshire and the Marylebone Cricket Club.
In his three matches, he scored a total of 29 runs at an average of 7.25, with a high score of 14 not out, while with the ball he took a single wicket.
He died at Stamford, Lincolnshire on 8 May 1927.